labrish

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/ˈlæ.bɹɪʃ/

adjective

Talkative, gossipy.

OriginJamaican Creole labrish →
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Meanings

adjectivelabrish (comparative more labrish, superlative most labrish)

comparative more labrish · superlative most labrish

  1. JamaicadialectalTalkative, gossipy.
nounlabrish (uncountable)
  1. JamaicadialectaluncountableGossip, rumor, chatty speaking.

    Jeanne Powell will tell stories using labrish a traditional Jamaican form of chitchat.

    2008 January 27, Beth Feinstein-Bartl, “A Tribute to 'Miss Lou' at Library”, in Miami Herald, retrieved 24 Jul 2011
verblabrish (third-person singular simple present labrishes, present participle labrishing, simple past and past participle labrished)

present singular third person labrishes · participle present labrishing · participle past labrished · past labrished

  1. JamaicadialectalTo gossip or talk excessively.

    Out there are legions of women who don't own computers or want one. . . . What they do is labrish endlessly on their cellphones and vote.

    2011 July 8, Errol W.A. Townshend, “Letters: Callous sacking of 'Aunty Dor'”, in Jamaica Gleaner, retrieved 24 Jul 2011

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cagfetch and carrygossiptattle

Origin

  1. Jamaican Creolelabrish
  2. Englishlabrish

From Jamaican Creole labrish.

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APA

labrish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/labrish

MLA

“labrish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/labrish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “labrish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/labrish.

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